He has a perfect understanding of Chopin.

He made the piano sound as soft as a harp, and as hard as a rainy day.

Honestly, this is the greatest performance of Chopin's Scherzo in B-flat minor, op. 31 I believe that exists. Zimerman truly understands how to express the voice in Chopin's music.

By far the best chopin player. This is perfection.

Zimmerman's play is the best of Chopin.

What a spectacular performance. I am always deeply moved by Zimerman's tone, expression, and technique. His style is so "crisp", by which I mean that every note is audible and precise. Nothing is hidden. I think Chopin himself would applaud Zimerman.

the people who dislike is a girl who notice a ring in his hand

6:37 starts pure joy to my soul

ツィマーマンのショパンが一番聴きやすくて好きです。本当に飽きが来ない。いつまでも聞いていられる。

Zimerman is so good that every single note sings.

It's so serene and poetic the way he plays at 4:23 min. I love his hands,

Zimmermann is an unquestionable legend.

I love so much the way this guy play so expressive but not exaggerated

i must be in love with Zimerman, I just watched about 50 of his video's in a row....

I had heard piano players say the name of this piece so many times that one day I decided that I to play this video. From the first time I saw it, I loved it. I used to listen to this almost constantly, and it quickly became my favorite music. Every night, I'd sit down at my desk to write, at my couch to relax, and even at my dining table, and I would put this video on to listen to. Eventually, my education became too much and I forget about it completely. I listened to this tonight for the first time in a long time. I had always thought people were being overdramatic when they said that a song made them cry, but I can honestly say that for the first time in my life, after remembering how everything was when I listened to this, a piece of music gave me tears. Thank you for the video!

これは好みですから様々な意見があって良いのですが、私はこのツィメルマンの演奏はスゴく素敵だと思います。他のピアニストの演奏だと、フレーズの弾き方が速すぎて音がちゃんと聞こえないことが多いのです。その点ツィメルマンは敢えて速過ぎないように弾くことで音の運動エネルギーや、調性の移り変わりによる色の変化などが、より聴き手に伝わりやすいように弾いています。素敵です。

Love the sense that Zimerman played and implied ... He's not rushing, not making things blurred, but he's exjoying and interpreting the phrases in the piece. Thank you for bringing us a good interpretation of Chopin's Work!

4:47- 5:07, the most beautiful 20 seconds on earth

I’ve watched this video, like at least over a millions times over the past 2 years. It got me through so many events in my life. Whenever I feel lonely, sad, happy, or just conflicted, I always return here. Everything about his playing of this piece obsesses me, I even wrote a whole essay on what this piece is all about, because of him.

Wow. Compared to his 1979 performance one can really see how much his interpretation of this piece has improved. So much more emotionally rich here, in my opinion.

He plays so effortlessly it's amazing

After 8 years, he is still reading the comments. Insane

I can't help but smile when I hear how light and joyful 4:48 is ^_^

Lord have mercy this was honestly the best and most flawless performance I've seen of this piece. Freaking beautiful!!! My favorite by Chopin!!

Yes, I dare to say that this performance of the b flat minor scherzo is the most satisfying for me out of all the other ones I have found and heard. Zimmerman has real character and a strong backbone in his spirit. Real self-restraint and control to bring out this remarkable form and structure of Chopin. In addition to the structural visualization and understanding the player needs here to portrait a sense of a lived life, a real person living through this piece. Here is the difficulty, it is a master-form but at the same time it is a story with human emotions and happenings. But Zimmermann can do both. Compare with other pianists, they always distort the pulse and Zimmermann does not distort it. And in order to manage this he has to have real piano technique. For the sense of the lived life he has the tone to sing it out. This piece always reminds me that my strong opinion is that Chopin as well as Schubert, were much greater musical architects than Beethoven, out of whom people for obvious reasons have made such a big number. Zimmermanns technique and unyielding strict even pulse is remarkable and gives honour especially to the 2nd Ballade and the 4th Ballade played by him is the very best I have heard. The 4th ballade by Chopin is also a master-form together with a master-story and fantasy, such a combination of different kinds of demands that no human could ever play it here in this kind of a body and circumstances we have now. This is my opinion.

Every note is clear. This is the best performance of the piece I've ever seen.

Chopin would have loved this interpretation.

It's a lot of pleasure looking at him while he is playing it and both listening to this at the same time...Legends are here to stay.

Exceptional interpretation of this masterpiece... thank you Maestro.

Le meilleur interprète du grand Chopin...Inégalable à part Chopin lui même.

Arthur Rubinstein was the best pianist of the twentieth century, Zimerman is the best actually, both of them polish, Poland is the cradle of the best pianists in the world.

My favorite Chopin performer. Just makes my heart want to jump out of my body!

The best interpretation of the piano. He sounds like Chopin himself by his feeling and emotion.

Listening to his performance , you know he is the best.

This is just absolutely astoningshly beautiful. I'f I ever play half as good as this man, this pure genius, I would consider myself at extremely fortunate.

This is so expressive and soothing... his beautiful playing blew away my concern that I had. I love gentle harmony in his melody, which fills my heart with comfort.

Chopin was a genius, such a shame he didn't live past his youth, come to think of it, a lot of great composers died too young

Never seen anyone managing to play this with such control and yet not losing its feeling and emotions. BRAVO!

I saw him performing this piece a few days ago in Korea. He was calm but very strong. Nearly everybody stood up and clapped.

This piece gives me chills. Like wow, it showcases Chopin's true genius. The way he effortlessly made this piece change keys multiple times blows my mind. Also personally I think Zimmerman plays it best, he can really put others to shame with his interpretations of Chopin's works. Bravo!

His playing is fearless. Love it!

So beautiful ... So natural ...

Zimerman is so noble! His posture playing piano resembles to Arthur Rubinstein's one! 2 great piano artists!

Superb performance. The way he takes his time and enjoys the phrasing is splendid. Everything feels smooth and fluid and there are no hiccups. Quite simply a performance worthy of Chopin’s level

Zimmerman was playing Scherzo No. 2 at a concert in Japan today. The performance of 62-years-old zimmerman is also very good. I am happy to hear it.

This is just an amazing piece. Zimerman is of course always great.

ショパンは何と言ってもツィメルマンです!!

One of the best pianists, Ever

That was as perfect a cadence throughout the whole piece as I have ever heard. Rather than playing the music too fast and showing off in order to impress us with your skill (of which I am certain is quite considerable), thanks for just letting the music have its own voice. Brilliant!

absolutely incredible! the clarity of every single note. amazing!!

solid, powerful(heavy), clean and elegnat + beautiful sound. Top-class of the world.

He is the best Chopin performer I’ve ever heard. I’m not sure if that’s why, but he looks like chopin.

역시 믿고 듣는 지머만의 연주.. 최고중의 최고 the Best of the Best

Wonderful interpretation! It has mathematical precision! One of the most perfect pianists in rhythm and cadence and with a lot of feeling!

the best in chopin zimerman .chopin should be happy.

Captures the essense of Chopin's music. 0:56 the playful accompaniment...perfect

I‘ve listened to this piece so many times and this piece just gives me pure joy. I love Chopin

The Best scherzo of Chopin!!! Wonderful Kristian The Best performer of this Piece!

This piece has always represented the pinnacle of piano composition for me.

KZfaq is a blessing when it comes to presenting videos of these sublime concerts. I fully enjoy seeing the musician's finger works which I can hardly get to see in concert halls although the sound quality in concert halls is usually better. But even on KZfaq it is pretty good.

Bravissimo!!!Wonderful!!! The best interpretation of this Scherzo I've heard !!!

3:25 - 4:49 This is amazingly beautiful.

Have always had a strong feeling that only Zimerman played Chopin's music as the composer would have liked it most. Never ever after hearing Chopin's music for some 40 years, i loved Chopin more as when it was performed by Kristian Zimerman. He is Chopin.

모든 피아니스트를 들어봤는데 이 사람은 누구지하면서 들어가지도 않았는데 오늘 처음 듣고 진짜 왜안들었지 후회중입니다... 진짜 스케르초 원탑입니다... 멜로디 부분부터 해서 쭉 계속 음악을 이어가는 그 느낌이 느껴져요 템포도 너무빠르지않고 모든 구간에서 진짜 노래할수없다 생각했던부분에서 그부분을 노래를 하고있어요.. 쇼팽 발라드 좋아해서 다듣고 있는데 댓글마다 전부 짐머만 짐머만하길래 들어봤는데 정말 기가막히는 솜씨입니다. 말문이 막히고 왤케 이 피아니스트에 곡을 안들었음에 죄책감이 들게 해주는 스케르초입니다.

Thank you !! great pianist !! wonderful !! amazing !! 素晴らしい演奏をありがとうございます。

THE BEST!

Along with Ballades 1,3, and 4, one of Chopin's great masterpieces, very Ballade like in itself.

7:40 I wanted to hear this scherzo.

Listen to the clarity of those low notes! I wish I had a piano like that.

Zimerman , 👏👏👏♥️ El mejor pianista del mundo .Muy profesional, excelente intérprete .👏👏👏🎹🎼🎶🎵😁💞

It is unbelievable : how the life.. the journey can be transcribed into a music piece... magical.. above and beyond talent.. yet it takes a genius to read and deliver it. I am in tears and joy/suffering enigma as of listening to this.. Loved Chopin for years.. never have been so enormously shook up.. immersed in the very deep sense/ meaning of a piece.. different reality/universe.. and I'm not even high at all!:)

I was sad when it's over that was just so beautiful. I really wanna see Zimerman play in personnn. It's one of my dreamss 🤍✨

GREAT!! Nobody plays Chopin like him. The perfection in each single note.

00:59 본인의 연주에 따봉날리는 짐머만 Thumbs up to his own performance

One of the most beautiful perfomances. Thanks for sharing!

Stunning performance. Also beautifully recorded!

what's wrong with this man... he is killing me with his perfect playing.... 이 분은 진짜 넘사벽...ㅠㅠㅠ

If you like Chopin , you like him. He understand all Chopin's work plus his talen. One of the great Pianist hardly to find.

His music is always wonderful understanding every single types and style of each composer. Bravo!!

A cleanly played masterful rendition of this piece. I just learned that the late, great jazz pianist Bill Evans played this Scherzo in his senior recital at Southern Louisana on University April 24th 1950. Wish I could have been there.

I m Happy when i listen chopin

Grandioso!!!!!!!!! Interpreta a Chopin como nadie, su técnica es impecable, sin duda el mejor pianista actualmente!

I am in love with the piece and with this awesome interpretation!

What a wonderful preformance and an excellent interpretation!👍

The best Chopin Player Good job keep up Thanks

Beautifully performed!

아름다운 피아노 연주곡 잘 들었습니다~감사합니다~🎵🎹🌿🍀☘🌹🌹☘🍀🌿❤❤

Awesome Chopin Performance thanks to Zimerman, always.

Definitely the best interpretation. Everybody else plays it too fast. Argerich's is exciting just to see the amazing technique but she misses half the piece along the way. her recording is almost 2 minutes slower. I love her but not for this. Zimerman and Rubinstein for Chopin for sure.

I love this, great interpretation once again

Bellísima obra y preciosa., Limpia y clarísima interpretación.....inolvidable y romántico Chopin... Bravo Zimerman.....!!

How long I've been looking for this masterpiece, and to find this interpretation as well. Love his Ballades, but I love this equally much :O

피아노가 부서질것 같은 저파워가 부럽네용 ㅜㅜ 진짜 최고최고 ㅜㅜ

His last move, away from the keys, like a true musketeer! :D (Amazingly played, as well!)

Great performance. Athleticism combined with poetry

It is a brilliant, noble and heartfelt interpretation of this wonderful Scherzo of the great Chopin!

Zimerman's playing at 3:25 is as if the world calms down and only you and the music exists... and at 4:23, it is as if you slowly go on a mysterious journey with him as he leads you....

Bravoooo!!! Me encanta como toca!!

Only wish I could have played it like this! Just beautiful.

I've been playing Chopin since I was 12, so that's 36 years. Always try my best but I can never get it to quite sound like it sounds in my head. Zimerman always makes me feel at peace and also jealous when I listen to him, because he generally plays these pieces exactly as I'd want to play them if I had the skill. So many beautiful sounds that Chopin wrote, so many little touches that he put into his pieces with such care. Most professional pianists seem to speed over them or don't recognize them for the gems they are. Zimerman seems to cherish them, and so many little things come through. I've listened to his ballades and to this recording so many times now.